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>> neil: i don't know if you saw this "washington post" story on the president, james comey. inside trump's anger and in patience, more than 30 unnamed sources reported on the story. 30 sources. that's journalism's version of shock and awe. what the readers are about to absorb if 30 people back it up. it's brilliant. it gains the story that there's 30 people doing it, even if they're unnamed. >> amazing. once i get to 10 or 12 sources, i have my story at that point. to go to 30, it goes back to what margaret sullivan said when she was a "new york times" public editor. she's with "the washingto...

The american people. howie: the subscription base dropping, espn. >> i looked to bob lee. he said and i quote, there is no diversity of thought at espn. the public editor says there is a feeling that the company moved leftward and has had a stifle effect on discourse and affected its public face and product. i don't have to watch sports center in front of a tv anymore. that affects disney stock. howie: joe concha, nice to see you in person. hell freezes over. msnbc gives a show to a

The american people. howie: the subscription base dropping, espn. >> i looked to bob lee. he said and i quote, there is no diversity of thought at espn. the public editor says there is a feeling that the company moved leftward and has had a stifle effect on discourse and affected its public face and product. i don't have to watch sports center in front of a tv anymore. that affects disney stock. howie: joe concha, nice to see you in person. hell freezes over. msnbc gives a show to a conservative, and "the simpsons"

Investigating hillary clinton but we did find out about the ladder. >>e did. >> righ and i think -- and i -- we should be clear what you said about the leaks. you had director james comey speaking on the record but there are leaks coming out of the fbi. and this is weird but i thought it interesting, your own public editor basically asking if your paper, you, the names, were too late in running this story. essentially should this have been something that ran before the election perhaps? looks like the investigation was then. the idea you only publish once every piece of information is fully ve...

Place where we don't know what they have. this is also a part of the fbi and part of the intelligence community that doesn't leak that much which is why this stuff can be hard to find out. >> that's important. you say the bar to open such an investigation is go prosecutions are relatively rare but we know the fbi was actively engaged in one of these investigations prior to election day. that is to say while the campaign was happening. >> yes. >> and also obviously investigating hillary clinton but we did find out about the ladder. >> we did. >> right. and i think -- and i -- we should be clear...